The highbush blueberries at the Monilinia observation sites from Waterville to
Aylesford are in the tight cluster to pink bud stage. Apothecia have
dried up and are no longer releasing spores.
If you have a later site with more moisture, this may not be the case
and growers on these sites should continue monitoring the forecast and spraying
ahead of wet conditions.
This Monilinia season may have been condensed compared to other years (with
its late start) and was marked with precipitation on May 7th-8th and
10th.
I believe it is important to monitor infections and secondary infections, as
the season progresses. This will allow
growers to evaluate your spray program to see if it is adequate for years which
maybe longer with more infection periods.
This will conclude the Monilinia Blight Forecasting Blogg for the season as
we move onto other challenges .......weed control, botrytis, anthracnose and
SWD just to name a few.
